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Caryn Wiseman

An agent with Andrea Brown Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency).

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After a first career in consulting, Caryn began her second career as an agent in 2003 and has never looked back. Social justice has been at the heart of her list since she started agenting, and she is always on the lookout for authentic, kid-appealing stories and art that disrupt the prevailing narrative in some way. No matter the genre, Caryn looks for characters that stick with her long after she has closed the book. She loves a story that brings her a good, cathartic cry, a huge belly laugh, some outrage, some new knowledge, and above all, hope. Caryn holds an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA, and a BS from the University of Virginia. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and dog. Somehow her two children have become twenty-somethings.

This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 84 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country & Year Established

United States Agent since 2003

Fiction Open

Audience:

Children, Middle grades, Young adults, All ethnic groups/populations, Jews. Excluding: Adults.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism.
Romance RomanceOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Religion/Spirituality (Judaism), Society/Culture (Ethnicity/Race, Social issues).

Submissions:

Method: QueryManager.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.


Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Children, Middle grades, Young adults, All ethnic groups/populations, Jews. Excluding: Adults.

Lengths:
Book Book
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: History (Biographies), Society/Culture (Ethnicity/Race, Social issues).

Submissions:

Method: QueryManager.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.


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AccuracyWe have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported6 min | 53.0 mean avg | 6.0 median | 147 max days (81.4 std dev)

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 84 days. (33.3 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.)
This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 05 Jun 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 11 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 29 Apr 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 23 May 2018

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